After securing the rebound, Grant immediately turned and pushed the fast break.
He accelerated across half court, then sent a cross-court pass to Chen Xi, who was running the break with him.
Then, from nearly three steps behind the three-point line, Chen went straight up and launched another Chasedown Three-pointer!
Swish~~
The Basketball swished through the net again!
Beep!!!
The Lakers called their first timeout of the game!
Darvin Ham, who had taken over as head coach from the previous Lakers coach, Vogel, was unusually quick to use a timeout tonight. He stopped the game in time, hoping to break Chen Xi's rhythm along with it.
The Lakers' defensive struggles came down to their roster. There wasn't much he could do about that, but he might at least know how to make James more comfortable playing~~
So during the timeout, he chose to make some adjustments to the offense...
Before long, the first timeout of the game ended.
Both teams returned to the court.
The Lakers continued their attack.
Rivers brought the ball across half court and immediately passed it to James.
James then found Griffin at the Top of the Key for a Pick and Roll Screen. Using Griffin's screen, he accelerated past his defender and drove into the paint.
He charged toward the paint with the ball, took off after what was effectively a "three-step" run, and Old Zhang leaped into the air before passing to the corner.
DeMar DeRozan caught the ball there and took a lightly contested three-pointer.
Dang!
The ball bounced off the rim.
Clearly, compared to pulling up for a Mid-range jumper, DeRozan still wasn't quite comfortable shooting threes off the catch. It was simply a matter of his skill set.
Even though this season, he had actually managed to hit 34.1% of his